Comments on: jobster is an entrepreneur machine http://www.cheezhead.com/2009/04/29/ved-jobster-is-an-entreprenuer-machine/ Insight and opinion from the world of employment. Fri, 13 Nov 2009 04:01:22 -0700 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.6 hourly 1 By: Dave Bacon http://www.cheezhead.com/2009/04/29/ved-jobster-is-an-entreprenuer-machine/comment-page-1/#comment-117750 Dave Bacon Mon, 11 May 2009 21:38:52 +0000 http://www.cheezhead.com/?p=5340#comment-117750 A couple more to add - Tony Wright with RescueTime (www.rescuetime.com), they've gotten a ton of press for their approach to time-management and optimization software and are doing well. And Marty Unger from YouSaidIt (www.yousaidit.com), which is a very interesting feedback mechanism for companies. Probably forgetting someone... but there were a lot of very entpreneurial and smart folks there while I was there. A couple more to add – Tony Wright with RescueTime (www.rescuetime.com), they’ve gotten a ton of press for their approach to time-management and optimization software and are doing well. And Marty Unger from YouSaidIt (www.yousaidit.com), which is a very interesting feedback mechanism for companies. Probably forgetting someone… but there were a lot of very entpreneurial and smart folks there while I was there.

]]> By: Travis Scott http://www.cheezhead.com/2009/04/29/ved-jobster-is-an-entreprenuer-machine/comment-page-1/#comment-117683 Travis Scott Mon, 04 May 2009 19:48:28 +0000 http://www.cheezhead.com/?p=5340#comment-117683 We definitely had a great group of people at Jobster and I was learned a lot from them- and continue to learn from them. I'm also one of the many ex-Jobsters that have gone on to start their own company and many more are contributing to other startups in big ways. We definitely had a great group of people at Jobster and I was learned a lot from them- and continue to learn from them. I’m also one of the many ex-Jobsters that have gone on to start their own company and many more are contributing to other startups in big ways.

]]> By: Yes Bacon Salt Rocks It http://www.cheezhead.com/2009/04/29/ved-jobster-is-an-entreprenuer-machine/comment-page-1/#comment-117634 Yes Bacon Salt Rocks It Thu, 30 Apr 2009 16:40:58 +0000 http://www.cheezhead.com/?p=5340#comment-117634 Indeed great people and well marketed. I wouldn't give Jason the props though. He was an arrogant MBAhole who was too caught up in his own ego than in how to run a business, listen to customers or how to nurture that great talent and let them help run the business. I almost went to work there myself but didn't trust Jason who couldn't look me in the eye and articulate their business model and then later tried to hard sell me as a prospective client. Maybe the market wasn't ready for jobster yet or maybe Jason was too focused on rearranging deck chairs on the titanic loving himself talk about their latest "M&As" than listening to some of these great people that worked there. Indeed great people and well marketed. I wouldn’t give Jason the props though. He was an arrogant MBAhole who was too caught up in his own ego than in how to run a business, listen to customers or how to nurture that great talent and let them help run the business. I almost went to work there myself but didn’t trust Jason who couldn’t look me in the eye and articulate their business model and then later tried to hard sell me as a prospective client. Maybe the market wasn’t ready for jobster yet or maybe Jason was too focused on rearranging deck chairs on the titanic loving himself talk about their latest “M&As” than listening to some of these great people that worked there.

]]> By: Vanessa Dennis http://www.cheezhead.com/2009/04/29/ved-jobster-is-an-entreprenuer-machine/comment-page-1/#comment-117599 Vanessa Dennis Wed, 29 Apr 2009 19:15:54 +0000 http://www.cheezhead.com/?p=5340#comment-117599 My fault. Mistake is corrected. My fault. Mistake is corrected.

]]> By: Christian Anderson http://www.cheezhead.com/2009/04/29/ved-jobster-is-an-entreprenuer-machine/comment-page-1/#comment-117596 Christian Anderson Wed, 29 Apr 2009 18:32:30 +0000 http://www.cheezhead.com/?p=5340#comment-117596 Great post, Vanessa. I agree with your analysis. Congrats to UrbanSpoon and BaconSalt. Bacon Salt is rivaling Twitter for media coverage lately. Oprah seems to love them! Two things of interest here: 1. There are several more start-ups founded / staffed by ex-Jobsters that are poised for similar success. 2. Jason did much of the recruiting at Jobster. John Bergen and several senior execs bought in great people, but Jason to the lead on much of the recruiting. Great post, Vanessa. I agree with your analysis. Congrats to UrbanSpoon and BaconSalt. Bacon Salt is rivaling Twitter for media coverage lately. Oprah seems to love them!

Two things of interest here:

1. There are several more start-ups founded / staffed by ex-Jobsters that are poised for similar success.

2. Jason did much of the recruiting at Jobster. John Bergen and several senior execs bought in great people, but Jason to the lead on much of the recruiting.

]]> By: Andrew's Buddy http://www.cheezhead.com/2009/04/29/ved-jobster-is-an-entreprenuer-machine/comment-page-1/#comment-117595 Andrew's Buddy Wed, 29 Apr 2009 18:11:43 +0000 http://www.cheezhead.com/?p=5340#comment-117595 Other ex-Jobster employees-turned-entrepreneurs include Andrew Witt, founder of Talent Maze. Giving the man his due, his name is Andrew Wilmott-one of the nicest guys in the industry (no, this isn't written by Andrew). Other ex-Jobster employees-turned-entrepreneurs include Andrew Witt, founder of Talent Maze. Giving the man his due, his name is Andrew Wilmott-one of the nicest guys in the industry (no, this isn’t written by Andrew).

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